Alliance Theatre Anywhere
94 minutes
Recommended for ages 10 and up.
A filmed version of Pearl Cleage’s Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard, exploring the election of Atlanta’s first African American mayor.
By Pearl Cleage
Directed by David Koté
Award-winning author and playwright Pearl Cleage explores the election of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first African American mayor, from the vantage point of an artist and an insider. Cleage served as Jackson’s press secretary during his campaign and followed him into City Hall for two years as Director of Communications. In choosing to tell the story of this 1973 landmark election, Cleage creates a cast of characters drawn from her own participation in this transformative moment in the city’s history. By looking back, Cleage invites reflection on the meaning of leadership and the kind of future the community wants to build.
Commissioned by Ford’s Theatre as part of The Ford’s Theatre Legacy Commissions
